WCAINPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Creative Life offers an audio tour of arts, culture, and inspiration on Cape Cod, the Islands, and the South Coast. Our region is rich with creative diversity, and so are the stories we tell. Creative Life airs every second Monday on WCAI, the local NPR station for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the South Coast.. Creative Life is edited by Jay Allison.NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Creative Life on WCAIMon, 21 Jan 2019 21:54:31 +0000Creative Life on WCAIhttp://www.capeandislands.org
Mitch BordenEric Kaiser started wood carving for a simple reason: he wanted a creative challenge. He decided to focus on one subject only, over and over. Birds. This fascination gave Eric a career and a passion that has lasted him over thirty seven years.In Pursuit of Perfection: A Bird Carver Has To Take His Time http://www.capeandislands.org/post/pursuit-perfection-bird-carver-has-take-his-time
104826 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 22 Oct 2018 11:45:00 +0000In Pursuit of Perfection: A Bird Carver Has To Take His Time Katherine PerryNew Bedford is well-known for its vibrant Portuguese cultural scene; more than half of its residents claim Portuguese ancestry. What’s less well-known is New Bedford’s place in the world of fado , the music known as the “Soul of Portugal.” The city is home to two of America’s most established Fado performers, Ana and Jose Vinagre.Fado is Lifehttp://www.capeandislands.org/post/fado-life
3992 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 16 Oct 2017 11:45:00 +0000Fado is LifeJosephine OparThe Youth Ambassador Program ( YAP ) is a project between the National Park Service, and Third Eye Youth Empowerment in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Founded by Ben Gilbarg and Frankie Barrows. YAP members communicate national park themes and local history through hip hop.Hip Hop and History Team Up in New Bedford http://www.capeandislands.org/post/hip-hop-and-history-team-new-bedford
103087 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 02 Oct 2017 11:45:00 +0000Hip Hop and History Team Up in New Bedford Andy ShortKaycee Snowden and her mom Laurel have a lot in common. They are both natives of the Cape, they both love making things, and they both battled alcoholism for years. Now they’re both sober - Kaycee for 7 years and Laurel for 37. While Kaycee may never surpass her mom in sober time, she has jumped ahead in one key way: she’s really good at making stuff out of yarn. The student has become the teacher. She knits. She makes hats, scarves, even the occasional tank top. It’s a kind of therapy, creative outlet, and side hustle all wrapped up in one activity.When Knitting Can Help Untangle Addictionhttp://www.capeandislands.org/post/when-knitting-can-help-untangle-addiction
101407 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 04 Sep 2017 11:45:00 +0000When Knitting Can Help Untangle AddictionOlivia WeitzGrowing up on the Cape, Jane Fay Baker developed an eye for objects and creatures that might otherwise go unnoticed. Later in life, her artwork became a reflection of her own life on the Cape. A recent woodcut series features navigational buoys.Avoiding the Picturesque: Woodcuts Reveal the Rough, the Rust, the Low Tide of Cape Cod Lifehttp://www.capeandislands.org/post/avoiding-picturesque-woodcuts-reveal-rough-rust-low-tide-cape-cod-life
100489 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 21 Aug 2017 11:45:00 +0000Avoiding the Picturesque: Woodcuts Reveal the Rough, the Rust, the Low Tide of Cape Cod LifeSophie KazisPhil Mello has been photographing New Bedford’s working waterfront for over 40 years. He started as an amateur, documenting the inner world of the fishing industry in which he worked. His photography has become part of a major Library of Congress project to capture and preserve the faces of New Bedford’s fishing industry.An Insider's Portraits of New Bedford's Working Waterfront are Heading to the Library of Congresshttp://www.capeandislands.org/post/insiders-portraits-new-bedfords-working-waterfront-are-heading-library-congress
99576 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 07 Aug 2017 11:45:00 +0000An Insider's Portraits of New Bedford's Working Waterfront are Heading to the Library of CongressJustine YanCape Cod is a popular place to retire. But for 75-year-old actress and playwright Lynda Sturner, moving to Truro was a chance to start anew. In 2010, she packed up her apartment in Manhattan and moved full-time to her summer home in Truro. She's recently written - with playwright Jim Dalglish - one of the most personal plays of her career. It’s called “A Talented Woman.”Theatre Creates a Role and The Actor Takes On A New Lifehttp://www.capeandislands.org/post/theatre-creates-role-and-actor-takes-new-life
98242 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 17 Jul 2017 11:45:00 +0000Theatre Creates a Role and The Actor Takes On A New LifeJudah KauffmanBrooks Angelini is a Fall River based photographer and artist. The asylums he photographs were shuttered in the 1970s after public outcry regarding practices like lobotomies, electroshock therapy, and forced confinement. Many of the buildings were left completely intact, like time capsules showcasing a mental health ideology gone by. Through his pictures, Angelini bears witness to the lives and struggles of the patients who were confined to these institutions.Stories Linger in the Detritus of Abandoned Psychiatric Asylumshttp://www.capeandislands.org/post/stories-linger-detritus-abandoned-psychiatric-asylums
97393 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 03 Jul 2017 11:45:00 +0000Stories Linger in the Detritus of Abandoned Psychiatric AsylumsAbby MadanIn more ways than one, Mwalim sees himself reflected in blues music. Mwalim is a musician in Mashpee who has a mixed Black and Native heritage. He’s part of a growing number of people who share a curious theory of the origins of the blues—that the genre has both Black and Native musical roots. Through his music, Mwalim is on a mission to share this idea.A Mixed Interpretation on the Roots of the Blues http://www.capeandislands.org/post/mixed-interpretation-roots-blues
96515 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 19 Jun 2017 11:45:00 +0000A Mixed Interpretation on the Roots of the Blues Lee RomneyBob Henry and Selina Trieff came to the Cape to paint in the 1950s. For six decades, they thrived in love and art. Bob’s work has always evoked a world that’s constantly shifting. Now, he’s navigating the shift of a lifetimeTogether, Then Alone: A Wellfleet Artist Grieving and Reinventing a Lifehttp://www.capeandislands.org/post/together-then-alone-wellfleet-artist-grieving-and-reinventing-life
95579 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 05 Jun 2017 11:45:00 +0000Together, Then Alone: A Wellfleet Artist Grieving and Reinventing a LifeSchuyler SwensonChip Koser of Mashpee is a professionally trained chef who has worked in a number of famous restaurants. But Chip spends less time in kitchens and more time in freezers. Schuyler Swenson brings the story of a man who found a new life in ice sculpting . This piece comes from production partners Atlantic Public Media, through their media training program, the Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole.A New Life in Icehttp://www.capeandislands.org/post/new-life-ice
13225 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 22 May 2017 11:45:00 +0000A New Life in IceViki MerrickArlo Guthrie’s song " Alice’s Restaurant" shone a light on Alice Brock and she became an icon for many during the 60’s. Alice returned to Provincetown and her friend Viki Merrick, also her former employee, spoke with her about one of her unusual projects.American Icon Alice Brock Might Surprise Youhttp://www.capeandislands.org/post/american-icon-alice-brock-might-surprise-you
93783 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 08 May 2017 11:44:00 +0000American Icon Alice Brock Might Surprise YouSarah ReynoldsKevin King is an artist, and he’s been painting for a long time in his North Falmouth studio. He paints all kinds of things with different styles and techniques, but he uses an unlikely medium.From the Asheshttp://www.capeandislands.org/post/ashes
3867 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 24 Apr 2017 11:30:00 +0000From the AshesDan RichardsMonika Woods is a classical clarinetist from Transylvania. After studying clarinet in conservatory for over a decade, she fell in love, started a family, and moved to the Cape in 2006. But the move posed a challenge to her plans for a career as a professional musician.Transylvanian Clarinetist Makes a New Home for Her Music http://www.capeandislands.org/post/transylvanian-clarinetist-makes-new-home-her-music
91548 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 10 Apr 2017 11:43:00 +0000Transylvanian Clarinetist Makes a New Home for Her Music Jessica RipkaBrianna LePage always wanted to study two things: music and medicine. It may seem that these two fields oppose each other and yet she has combined them for nearly twenty years.Music Memory is Longlasting for Many with Alzheimer's http://www.capeandislands.org/post/music-memory-longlasting-many-alzheimers
90649 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 20 Mar 2017 11:45:00 +0000Music Memory is Longlasting for Many with Alzheimer's Virginia LoraMarie Canaves came to the U.S. from Cuba at age 7, when her family fled the Communist Revolution. Marie had trouble adjusting to America. She grew up to become a visual artist, focusing most of her art on the human figure. Then, in 2013 her parents died within a month of each other and soon after, her brother discovered a family treasure that her parents had saved from their time as exiles. This inspired Marie to explore her Cuban heritage in her art for the first time, and with it, her identity.Discovering a Hidden Family Treasure Inspires an Artist's Vision http://www.capeandislands.org/post/discovering-hidden-family-treasure-inspires-artists-vision
89962 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 06 Mar 2017 12:45:00 +0000Discovering a Hidden Family Treasure Inspires an Artist's Vision Nora RitchieWhen Christine Ernst was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 34, she never expected that it would one day spark her own one-woman show.On Stage: Storyteller Gets Creative About Her Cancer Journeyhttp://www.capeandislands.org/post/stage-storyteller-gets-creative-about-her-cancer-journey
89115 as http://www.capeandislands.orgTue, 21 Feb 2017 00:51:34 +0000On Stage: Storyteller Gets Creative About Her Cancer JourneyDiana NguyenBobby Miller took photos of some very famous stars in New York City over his forty-year career. During his time in New York, he made a living as hair stylist and make up artist. Since moving to Provincetown in 2001, Bobby’s infused some of the glamour from his past life into portraits of ordinary people on the Cape. But now, he’s thinking about shifting his attention to a totally different subjectGlamour Photographer in Provincetown Works His Magic on Ordinary Peoplehttp://www.capeandislands.org/post/glamour-photographer-provincetown-works-his-magic-ordinary-people
88140 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 06 Feb 2017 12:45:00 +0000Glamour Photographer in Provincetown Works His Magic on Ordinary PeopleDAN RICHARDSBrooklawn Park in New Bedford has a soccer field, a playground, and asphalt paths winding around a small, grassy hill. It also contains the buried foundations of several buildings, remnants of an estate that no longer exists there. With the help of some friends, a professional archaeologist, and the city government, a local artist named Carl Simmons uncovered these remains. And he’s shared the findings in some unexpected ways.Underground Art: Finding Inspiration through Archeology in the Middle of New Bedford.http://www.capeandislands.org/post/underground-art-finding-inspiration-through-archeology-middle-new-bedford
87276 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 23 Jan 2017 12:45:00 +0000Underground Art: Finding Inspiration through Archeology in the Middle of New Bedford.Barbara PaulsenCatarina Avelar spends her days as a social worker in Fall River. At night, she sings fado, a style of Portuguese music known for its tragic lyrics and haunting melodies. And even though she once dreamed of becoming a full-time fado singer, there’s an unintended benefit to Catarina’s double life. The sadness she feels as she helps families struggling with poverty and addiction infuses her singing with emotion. Ironically the job that led her to give up her dream has made her a better singer.Fado Singing Might Make You a Better Social Workerhttp://www.capeandislands.org/post/fado-singing-might-make-you-better-social-worker
86400 as http://www.capeandislands.orgMon, 09 Jan 2017 12:30:00 +0000Fado Singing Might Make You a Better Social Worker